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This web site was created to encourage other people to
build in a more environmentally friendly way, and so this is my contribution to the
planet. The tutorial is an adaptation of a powerpoint presentation
developed by Thor Petersen and me. Although I gathered information from
many sources, I'm particularly indebted to the many people who have shared their
knowledge at the Northwest Ecobuilding Guild, and in particular, Jon Alexander
for his construction knowledge.
For an overview of what's on this site, click here.
Awards & Media
April 18,2007 King-TV, 5pm news
April 21, 2006 Cable news network, 6am news
April 9,2006 Seattle Times, Pacific Northwest Magazine, "A
Model of Efficiency"
April, 2005 : Business and Industry Resource Venture, Best Award
for innovation in conservation
April, 2005: The Sustainable Industries Journal Northwest,
"Home Green Home"
March, 2005: we won the best
built-green house (for new construction) given by the City of Seattle.
Aug, 2004: We were the first house in King County to be certified as a
five-star built-green home.
July, 2004: Evergreen monthly "Green Team: The Human
Side of Remodeling", Heather Nordell.
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Biographies
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Bob Scheulen is a native of New Jersey who
discovered mountains and moved to Seattle in 1981. Interested in the
environment since high school, Bob belongs to a variety of environmental groups
and land preservation group as well as the Northwest Ecobuilding Guild, of which
he is the past president. In past lives, Bob got a BS from Stevens
Institute of Technology, and worked as systems programmer (compilers, utilities
and operating systems) for over twenty years. In addition to creating
"green" homes, Bob is part owner of Silver Platters, a local CD &
DVD store, oil paints in the realist style, and spends a lot of time enjoying
nature.
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Kim Wells is a third generation Californian who grew up partly in
Wyoming. Always an entrepreneur, Kim started her first business at age 22,
after a brief career as a paralegal. In past lives, Kim owned a health
club, was a fitness and heath fanatic, and ran a personal training business out
of studio in Redmond, Washington. In addition to participating in the
sensible house project, Kim is writing a historical fiction novel, doing a
little political activism and learning all about ecological restoration.
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Our other projects:
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| Silver Platters (www.silverplatters.com)
is a "chain" of three stores in the Seattle dedicated to selling a
wide variety of music to a wide variety of people. In addition to being a
music lovers paradise, our company is dedicated to fair business practices,
being an active member of the community and the idea of a living wage.
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